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2003 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.

Table key


Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.

2003 term opinions

#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRehnquistStevensO'ConnorScaliaKennedySouterThomasGinsburgBreyer
1Yarborough v. Gentry, 540 U.S. 1October 20, 2003
2Mitchell v. Esparza, 540 U.S. 12November 3, 2003
3Barnhart v. Thomas, 540 U.S. 20October 14, 2003November 12, 2003
4United States v. Banks, 540 U.S. 31October 15, 2003December 2, 2003
5Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez, 540 U.S. 44October 8, 2003December 2, 2003
6Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. 56October 7, 2003December 9, 2003
12
12
7McConnell v. Federal Election Commission,[1] 540 U.S. 93September 8, 2003December 10, 2003
221
12*32
123
212*3*1
221
123
2*2*3
12*32
12*32
8Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366November 3, 2003December 15, 2003
9Castro v. United States, 540 U.S. 375October 15, 2003December 15, 2003
*
*
10SEC v. Edwards, 540 U.S. 389November 4, 2003January 13, 2004
11Verizon Comm., Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP, 540 U.S. 398October 14, 2003January 13, 2004
12Illinois v. Lidster, 540 U.S. 419November 5, 2003January 13, 2004
*
*
*
13Frew v. Hawkins, 540 U.S. 431October 7, 2003January 14, 2004
14Kontrick v. Ryan, 540 U.S. 443November 3, 2003January 14, 2004
15Alaska Dep't of Envtl. Conservation v. EPA, 540 U.S. 461October 8, 2003January 21, 2004
16Fellers v. United States, 540 U.S. 519December 10, 2003January 26, 2004
17Lamie v. United States Trustee, 540 U.S. 526November 10, 2003January 26, 2004
*
18Illinois v. Fisher, 540 U.S. 544February 23, 2004
19Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551November 4, 2003February 24, 2004
12*
2
1
2
20General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline, 540 U.S. 581November 12, 2003February 24, 2004
1
2
2
21Doe v. Chao, 540 U.S. 614December 3, 2003February 24, 2004
1
*
1
12
22Olympic Airways v. Husain, 540 U.S. 644November 12, 2003February 24, 2004
*
23Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668December 8, 2003February 24, 2004
*
*
24Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712December 2, 2003February 25, 2004
1
12
25United States Postal Serv. v. Flamingo Indus. (USA) Ltd., 540 U.S. 736December 1, 2003February 25, 2004
26Muhammad v. Close, 540 U.S. 749December 1, 2003February 25, 2004
27Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon, 541 U.S. 1January 13, 2004March 2, 2004
1
2
28Baldwin v. Reese, 541 U.S. 27December 8, 2003March 2, 2004
29Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36November 10, 2003March 8, 2004
30Iowa v. Tovar, 541 U.S. 77January 21, 2004March 8, 2004
31S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, 541 U.S. 95January 14, 2004March 23, 2004
*
32United States v. Galletti, 541 U.S. 114January 12, 2004March 23, 2004
33Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League, 541 U.S. 125January 12, 2004March 24, 2004
34United States v. Flores-Montano, 541 U.S. 149February 25, 2004March 30, 2004
35Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. v. Favish, 541 U.S. 157December 3, 2003March 30, 2004
36BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States, 541 U.S. 176January 20, 2004March 31, 2004
*
37United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193January 21, 2004April 19, 2004
1
2
3
38Household Credit Servs. v. Pfennig, 541 U.S. 232February 23, 2004April 21, 2004
39Engine Mfrs. Ass'n v. S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist., 541 U.S. 246January 14, 2004April 28, 2004
40Vieth v. Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267December 10, 2003April 28, 2004
1
*
2
2
3
41Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 541 U.S. 369February 24, 2004May 3, 2004
42Dretke v. Haley, 541 U.S. 386March 2, 2004May 3, 2004
1
12
1
43Scarborough v. Principi, 541 U.S. 401February 23, 2004May 3, 2004
44Johnson v. California, 541 U.S. 428March 30, 2004May 3, 2004
45Middleton v. McNeil, 541 U.S. 433May 3, 2004
46Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood, 541 U.S. 440March 1, 2004May 17, 2004
47Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 541 U.S. 465December 2, 2003May 17, 2004
*
48Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509January 13, 2004May 17, 2004
1
2
1
12
13
12
2
49Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L.P., 541 U.S. 567March 3, 2004May 17, 2004
50Sabri v. United States, 541 U.S. 600March 3, 2004May 17, 2004
*1
*1
2
51Thornton v. United States, 541 U.S. 615March 31, 2004May 24, 2004
*
*1
2
2
52Nelson v. Campbell, 541 U.S. 637March 29, 2004May 24, 2004
53Yarborough v. Alvarado, 541 U.S. 652March 1, 2004June 1, 2004
54Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677February 25, 2004June 7, 2004
1
2
2
55Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz, 541 U.S. 739April 19, 2004June 7, 2004
56DOT v. Pub. Citizen, 541 U.S. 752April 21, 2004June 7, 2004
57City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C., 541 U.S. 774March 24, 2004June 7, 2004
*1
2
*3
*3
58Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1March 24, 2004June 14, 2004
1
12
1*3
59Norton v. S. Utah Wilderness Alliance, 542 U.S. 55March 29, 2004June 14, 2004
60United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 542 U.S. 74April 21, 2004June 14, 2004
61Hibbs v. Winn, 542 U.S. 88January 20, 2004June 14, 2004
62Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. 129March 31, 2004June 14, 2004
63F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd v. Empagran S. A., 542 U.S. 155April 26, 2004June 14, 2004
64Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177March 22, 2004June 21, 2004
1
2
2
2
65Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, 542 U.S. 200March 23, 2004June 21, 2004
66Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225April 26, 2004June 21, 2004
1
2
1
1
12
67Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241April 20, 2004June 21, 2004
68Tennard v. Dretke, 542 U.S. 274March 22, 2004June 24, 2004
1
2
3
69Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296March 23, 2004June 24, 2004
1*
13
1*2
123
70Schriro v. Summerlin, 542 U.S. 348April 19, 2004June 24, 2004
71Cheney v. United States District Court, 542 U.S. 367April 27, 2004June 24, 2004
*
*
72Beard v. Banks, 542 U.S. 406February 24, 2004June 24, 2004
1
12
12
1
73Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426April 28, 2004June 28, 2004
74Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466April 20, 2004June 28, 2004
75Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507April 28, 2004June 28, 2004
1
*
1
2
76Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600December 9, 2003June 28, 2004
1
*
2
77United States v. Patane, 542 U.S. 630December 9, 2003June 28, 2004
1
1
*
1
2
78Holland v. Jackson, 542 U.S. 649June 28, 2004
-
-
-
-
79Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 542 U.S. 656March 2, 2004June 29, 2004
2
2
1
2
80Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692March 30, 2004June 29, 2004
*1
*1
*1
*2
*23
#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRehnquistStevensO'ConnorScaliaKennedySouterThomasGinsburgBreyer

2003 term membership and statistics

This was the eighteenth term of Chief Justice Rehnquist's tenure, and the tenth consecutive term in which the Court's membership had not changed.

JusticeAppointment historyAgreement with judgmentOpinions filed
SeniorityNamePresidentDate confirmed%#Total
Chief JusticeWilliam RehnquistRichard Nixon[2]January 7, 197285%68/80920314
Associate JusticeJohn Paul StevensGerald FordDecember 19, 197576.3%61/808911129
Associate JusticeSandra Day O'ConnorRonald ReaganSeptember 25, 198193.6%73/78840214
Associate JusticeAntonin ScaliaRonald ReaganSeptember 26, 198674.7%59/799102930
Associate JusticeAnthony KennedyRonald ReaganFebruary 18, 198886.3%69/80871723
Associate JusticeDavid SouterGeorge H. W. BushOctober 9, 199078.5%62/79931518
Associate JusticeClarence ThomasGeorge H. W. BushOctober 23, 199178.8%63/80963927
Associate JusticeRuth Bader GinsburgBill ClintonAugust 10, 199380%64/80930416
Associate JusticeStephen BreyerBill ClintonAugust 3, 199480.8%63/787501022
Totals
7549860192


Notes

References

  • "2003 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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